One Last Christmas

This is not scrapping-related at all, but it is something that I truly believe EVERYONE needs to see. You will be touched beyond words and emotion.

Have a blessed Christmas.

PMS Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Paper Makeup Stamps December Fan Blog Hop (whew! That is a mouthful!)
If you are coming from Lisa Kind's beautiful blog you are on the right path. If not, start at the PMS Blog and work your way through all the amazing creations.
My card is very simple ~ it is my "prototype" for my Christmas cards...I wanted it to be nice, but not too complicated because with finals this week (yup, I'm *still* in college) things are very hectic around here...and next week is Christmas parties at the boys' school...how can December be flying by THIS fast?!?

I absolutely LOVE this stamp ~ I decided to emboss it, so it is a sparkly gold.
Now that you have viewed my contribution to the hop, it is time to send you on your way to the fabulous blog of Michelle!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Wisemen still seek Him
DP: DCWV foiled paper
Embellishments: Gold embossing powder.

October Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the October edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Leonie's fabulous blog, you are on the right track =)
I used my newest Tilda stamp ~ I love this stamp because it is so versatile ~ you can use it for Christmas, birthdays or other special occasions.
The sketch is from Cute Card Thursday.



Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lori's beautiful blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Sneaky Tilda
Paper: Cosmo Cricket ~ Jolly by Golly, Pink Paislee, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00, E17, E18, E19, Y21, Y23, RV10, RV21, RV23, B91, B93, B95, B97), Lemon Spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. snowflake, Prima Pearls,

Happy Anniversary!

I made two anniversary cards. One is for my parents, who have been married 31 years as of October 13th and the other is for one of my college roomies who has been married 6 years as of October 16th.


~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: KissieFace
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E57, E59, Y21, Y23, YR31, YR04, G21, B63, B21, RV10)
DP: BG Kioshi (seriously LOVE this line!), DCWV Glitter Matstack

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! =)

The Corrosive Challenge #86 ~ Get Rid of the White

The Corrosive Challenge Blog has a very interesting challenge up...no white on your card! It took me a little bit of thinking to decide WHAT I wanted to do....then I remembered that I have my FAVORITE nestie just sitting there not getting any love. In case you are wondering, my favorite nestie is the sunflower one because sunflowers are my most favoritest flower EVER!


~*~ DEETS ~*~
Paper: Bazzill Bling cardstock, Bazzill cardstock
Embellisments: Sunflower Nestie, misc. ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Makeup 4 the Weekend #46

The theme for this weekend's Makeup is to make a card based on a song.....here is my card:


Can you guess what song inspired this card? Click HERE to see if you are right =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Sentiment stamp is from The Will to Daydream Card Kit Rainbow is from the Rainbows and Raindrops set
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black ink and Copics (YR04, R37)
DP: Striped paper is from The Will to Daydream Card Kit Bazzill cardstock, DCWV Glitter matstack

PMS release party!

You can check out the PMS blog to find out all the deets!
There is a release party too! It will be loads of fun! Hope to see you there!

September Edition of the Christmas All Year Long Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Welcome to the September edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Kathy's blog you are on the right track =)
It feels like it has been forever since I was able to get a card created for the blog hop.....silly me thought I'd have more time during summer break....and now with two of my three littles in school....ummm yeah, that didn't work...instead I took on a friend's kids, so I have four extras in the mornings....and in the evenings I go to school (finishing my BSN). But I decided I was going to MAKE time for me to do something I love to do =) So, here is my simple Christmas card.
The layout I used came from Friday Sketchers
I used flowersoft on Frosty's hat and the snow at the bottom of the image. There are Crystal Stickles on the snowflake (no sun here for over two days, so it is hard to see the sparkles) and a dabbed a few stickles here and there on Frosty (because we all know how beautiful fresh clean snow is!)


Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Monique's blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Snowman with Snowflake
Paper: Cosmo Cricket ~ Jolly by Golly, DCWV Holiday Collection glitter matstack, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (R7,E0000,E29)
Embellishments: Polar white Flowersoft, Crystal Stickles, Kaiser Pearls, Just the Edge Bazzill

Awesome Blog Candy!

Here is some blog candy to get EXCITED about! Lelia is giving away this AMAZING stash....I know it would satisfy my "sweet tooth" for awhile =)

Head on over to her blog to get all the deets!
Hopefully I'll get more time to dust off my crafting supplies and my blog. Right now I'm watching some littles (aka small children) from 7am - noon, five days a week, studying in the afternoons during my youngest son's naptime (which falls between picking up my second son from kindergarten ~ he's done at noon and my oldest son from first grade ~ he's done around 3:30pm) and going to school two nights a week! I am sure missing my craft room =(

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the June edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop!
If you have arrived here from Lauren's Blog you are on the right track =)
I created the Christmas card this month using a simple sketch and decided to "pop" Tilda off of the card (I've tried the masking technique and for some reason the Christmas tree NEVER turns out ~ very frustrating! So I decided to give it a 3-D effect using some foam adhesive dots.

It's kind of hard to see, but I used stickles on her wings and some ornaments and on the Christmas tree I sparkled it up using a clear spica pen and an olive spica pen.
Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lisa's blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Decorating Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk in Rouge, Copics (EOO, E11, E18, E19, E25, E29, RV11, RV34, G24, G28) Spica pens (Clear, Olive Green).
DP: BG Eskimo Kisses, DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles.

Mother's Day

WOW oh WOW! I can't believe the last time I updated my blog was MARCH! Oh how embarrassing! I guess that is what happens when the scrap room is "under construction" ~ HA!
I did dig out some of my scrappin' goodies though to make a couple Mother's Day cards ~ one for my mom, one for my mother-in-law and a spare one (hey ~ with three kids and a puppy, *things* tend to happen to my cards ~ grrrr! For one, my youngest has become a pint-sized Picasso and LOVES to help me color my images...)
Here are the cards:




~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Me Time Anya
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (can't remember the exact ones)
Paper: BG, DCWV Glitter MatStack, Bazzill Bling.
Embellishments: Liquid pearls, Sizzix BIGZ 3-D flowers.

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the March edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop!
If you have arrived here from Leonie's blog you are on the right track =)
I created the Christmas card this month for a friend ~ when she saw this stamp she asked me to make a Christmas card for her friend whose daughters all play the violin *very well* =) This darling Tilda image was a promotion offered through the Magnolia-Licious Store so I don't believe she can be purchased.


I made an easel card ~ I tried to snap a picture in the sun so all the sparkles would show, but the pictures just don't do a card justice if it is glittery and sparkly ~ Tilda has sparkles on her dress, violin and wings =)
Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lori's blog =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: Promotional stamp through Magnolia-Licious store
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk in Rouge, Copics (E00, E11, E17, E18, R20, G17), Copics (clear, red, gold, olive).
Layout: Whimsical Wednesdays
DP: Karen Foster, handmade white sparkle paper.
Embellishments: Daisy Bucket rub-ons, Stickles (Stardust), Prima flowers, Queen & Co. rhinestone, misc. ribbon and Christmas light shaped button.

You are Unique!

Tuesday Morning Sketchers posted a great sketch ~ one that I found rather challenging.....until I remembered I had *the* perfect stamp to use!
The Sketch:

My card:


~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: You are UNIQUE
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E18, E19, E25, B21, B29, Y21, G14, C9, FV2, B63, R29, RV23, RV06), Spica pens (pink, red, turquoise)
DP: DCWV Pocket full of Posies, Bazzill Bling
Embellishments: Bazzill Just the Edge

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for something that is near and dear to my heart ~ comforting a babyloss mom. I, myself am a babyloss mom so I know the complete devastation of losing a child ~ how your soul shatters and is never quite whole again. My hope is to bring a little comfort into the darkness and to let her know there are other mamas, just like her, who are in this heart-breaking club, and we are there for her, to help her in anyway we can.
The stamped image is from Paper Makeup Stamps and is a charity stamp, meaning all the proceeds go to Kayleigh's family ~ you can go here if you would like to meet Kayleigh.
The sketch:

My card:


~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Kayleigh's Fairy
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (Y21, YR23, E00, BV02, BV04, E17, E18, E25, E00, R20), Spica pens (purple, yellow)
DP: BG, Bazzill Bling
Embellishments: Diamond stickles, Bazzill Just the Edge, Kaiser Rhinestones

Papertake ~ Sketch #36

I've recently discovered the Papertake blog and decided I'd play along with the sketch for this week. I just got in a couple new stamps today and I could NOT wait to ink this little guy up!
Sketch:

My card:

You can't help but smile when you see poor Sourpuss!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Sourpuss, Bad Day?
DP: BG and DCWV Glitter matstack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (C-1, C-3, E97, R22, B93, YR23)

Mojo Monday.....on Thursday!

I was able to make a card using the Mojo Monday sketch ~ YAY! I won't mention how many times I've copied the sketch down and not had time to complete it =/ And I'm even uploading it to my blog in a timely fashion! =)
Here is the sketch:

My card:


~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamps: Betty the Bookworm (one of my favorite stamps! I think it is because I am a bookworm) Read a Book
DP: BG, Bazzill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E17, E18, RV06, BG05, YR04, Y02, YG11, G14), Red Spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss in pink, Nesties.

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #92

I was finally able to finish this card today ~ I started it yesterday, but as usual was interrupted by a child (or two) and had to put it on hold until today.
The sketch on Friday Sketchers blog is here:

And this is my card ~ which also happens to be card #90 for me! I'm trying to make 365 cards in 365 days =) So far I'm doing a pretty good job of staying on target ~ YAY!


~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Rose Edwin
DP: DCWV Pocket full of posies
Ink: Copics (E00, Y23, TR23, E57, E17, E59, G17, B93, B97, RV11, RV34, R20), Memento Tuxedo Black, Clear spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss in pink.

JUGS sketch challenge

Sheesh ~ it has once again been FOREVER since I updated my blog....this time I have a good excuse though (I really do!) ~ our card reader does NOT like the *big* memory cards (aka 4GB) so it won't read the blasted thing (GRRRR!) so I've had to figure out how to attach the cable thingie to the camera and the computer and then figure out what "setting" the camera had to be on to get it to download to the computer....you get the picture (ha) =P So SHOCKINGLY enough I've done quite a few challenges ~ I just haven't gotten to pictures stuck on my blog before the deadlines...oh well!
So, this morning I hopped over to the JUGS blog and found a sketch challenge (YAY!) ~ here is the sketch:

And here is my card:


~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamnp: Courage is not
Paper: Basic Grey, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishements: Bazzill Just the Edge, Misc. ribbon.

Christmas ALL year long Magnolia-licious blog hop!

Welcome to the second Magnolia-licious Christmas all year long blog hop!
If you just happened upon my blog, you can start the hop at Julie's blog ~ if you arrived here from Leonie's blog, you are on the right track =)
Without further ado ~ here is my Christmas creation =)



I just love this stamp of Tilda! I used Smooch accent ink on her wings and paper pieced her dress ~ which was a little trickier than I anticipated since I wanted to keep the dress in one piece =) I don't think the picture shows it, (since it wasn't sunny out) but the dress and the paper that Tilda is matted on are both from the DCWV Glitter matstack, so they are *very* sparkly =)
And in case you are wondering, yes, that is real snow next to the card ~ when I went outside to snap a picture it was snowing! I can't say that I was all that happy to see it.....I'm ready for some weather that is sunny and ABOVE 50 degree ;-)

~*~Deets~*~

Stamp: Christmas Angel
DP: Fancy Pants Holly Jolly, DCWV Glitter matstack
Ink: Copics (E25,E00,E31,E29,B91) Spica pens (yellow, clear) Smooch accent ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk ink in Rouge.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster Scrapper's floss.

Thank you so much for hopping by! Your next stop is the talented Lori! I hope you enjoy the blog hop with all the wonderful Christmas images....maybe it will inspire a few early Christmas cards =)

Tuesday Morning Sketchers

Tuesday Morning Sketchers posted another great sketch (can you tell I love sketches?!?) =)
Sketch:

My card:


~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Plant your own garden
Paper: BG Wisteria (I just had to use a flowery paper with this quote!), DCWV Glitter matstack, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishements: Misc. ribbon and rhinestone, Prima flower.

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge

Over at Lord Have Mercy! a new sketch was put up on Tuesday....and I found the perfect word art stamp to use with this sketch =)
Sketch:

My card:


~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Twenty years from now
Paper: BG Junebug, Bazzill bling, DCWV Glitter matstack.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lime colorbox chalk ink.

Friday Sketchers

Once again it seems like it is taking me FOREVER to blog the challenges I've been doing during the week!
At Friday Sketchers this is the sketch for the week:

And here is my take on the sketch:


~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Because you are my friend
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black, Rouge colorbox chalk ink
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss

LOVE ME DO Blog Hop!

~ Welcome to the LOVE ME DO Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! ~

If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.
If you hopped here from the amazing Dawn's blog ~ you are on the right track! =)

I couldn't decide which ONE stamp to use, so I inked up two of the new lovey-dovey-valentiney stamps =)

Starring in the first card is Valentina!

Her ribbon and the bow on the box have been paper-pieced using DCWV Glitter matstack...nothing like doing a little paper-piecing to make you FULLY appreciate those little sharp tipped scissors! =)

~*~ The deets ~*~

Stamp: Valentina
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, RV11, E18, E19), Spica (pink)
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon
Sketch: Just Us Girls

Up next is the ever-so-sweet ELOISE has a heart basket!


~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: ELOISE has a heart basket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, Y23, Y21, RV11, BG10, B63) and Spicas (turquoise, pink, purple, red, clear).
Paper: K&Co. DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Pearl, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Misc. ribbon and button.
Sketch: Lord Have Mercy!

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Friday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to the *very* talented Michelle's blog!

Love & Hearts

I loved the sketch that was posted on the JUGS blog ~ I don't use a lot of circles in my cards, so it was fun to dig through my stash of stamps to find *the* one that would work perfectly =)
The sketch:

The card:

Valentina's bow and the ribbon on the box have both been paper-pieced with DCWV glitter matstack paper (LOVE it!) ~ I've discovered the more I paper-piece the more I appreciate a good sharp scissor with a sharp point! =)

~*~ The deets ~*~

Stamp: Valentina
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, RV11, E18, E19), Spica (pink)
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon

A Little Love!

Today I combined two challenges to make this card ~ I used the LOVE theme from Cute Cards Thursday and the sketch from Lord Have Mercy!
Here is the sketch (I rotated it for my card)

And here is my lovey-dovey (hee hee) card =)


~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: ELOISE has a heart basket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, Y23, Y21, RV11, BG10, B63) and Spicas (turquoise, pink, purple, red, clear).
Paper: K&Co. DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Pearl, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Misc. ribbon and button.

Favorite PMS stamp

I don't know if I can pick just *one* image that is my favorite, so I''m going with my favorite quote stamp =)

Deets ~
Stamp: I do love
DP: BG Bittersweet, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black, Copics (black and pink)
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser rhinestones.

Makeup for the Weekend #15

The challenge for the weekend on the PMS blog is to create a card with pink and lots of bling (talk about my kind of challenge!)

Deets:
Stamps: I used one of the January release stamps ~ Isabella (she is so sweet!)
DP: K&Company, DCWV glitter matstack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (RV11, RV34, Y23, TR23, R20, E00), Spicas (pink).
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles, Misc. butterfly shaped rhinestone, misc. ribbon.

Round or Square?

The challenge at Mojo Monday is to create a round or square card ~ so I decided to make a 4x4 easel card =)


Deets:

Stamp: Beauty is Looking
Paper: BG and Bazzill
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Ebmellishments: Misc. flower-shaped brad, misc. shaped rhinestone, Bazzill Just the Edge.

Christmas ALL YEAR LONG blog hop!

To start at the beginning of the Magnolia-licious hop, please go here ~ if you came from Lauren's blog, you are on the right track =)
I thought that this sounded like such a GREAT idea ~ each month on the 25th we are doing a blog hop featuring a Christmas Magnolia image ~ here's hoping I can stay AHEAD of all the Christmas cards this year =)
So for the first card, I decided to use my favorite Tilda Christmas stamp ~ it is Tilda as Lucia. This is my favorite stamp because my grandfather came over from Sweden with his parents when he was 2 years old ~ and Lucia is a Swedish celebration is an annual festival of medieval origin, observed on the 13th of December. On this day, the darkness is brightened by Saint Lucia, a creature of goodness and light who opens the door to the Christmas season.



Sorry the picture is so dark ~ I take pictures outside and unfortunately it has been stormy here lately ~ but I'm not complaining too loudly because it was 48 (!!!!) degrees here today ~ for the middle of January in West Michigan that is pretty unheard of!
The red berries in her wreath are colored in with a red spica pen to make them sparkle ~ I also used a clear spica pen to add sparkles to Tilda's white dress.

Deets:
Stamp: Tilda as Lucia
DP: BG Eskimo Kisses, DCWV glitter matstack.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E18,E13,E17,E19,YR04,R37,G24,B21), Spicas (red, clear)
Embellisments: Doodlebug sugar-coated brad, CTMH pearls, Prima flowers.

Thanks so much for hopping by ~ next swing by Lori's blog and check out her beautiful Christmas card =)

Whimsical Wednesdays

Whimsical Wednesdays posted another sketch for this week =)

And here is my take on the sketch:

I moved the ribbon down below the image so you could see it...otherwise the image and the flowers covered it up...and it is practically a crime (at least in my world ~ ha!) to cover up ribbon! =P

Deets:

Stamp: Maisy Ketto
DP: Autumn Leaves MOD, Bazzill Swissdot cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (Y23,E00,B91,E25,E35), Clear spica pen.
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles, misc. ribbon, Kaiser rhinetones, prima flowers.

Makeup 4 The Weekend

The PMS Makeup for the weekend challenge is a sketch!

And I just love this sketch! I have added it to my file of "I like" sketches to pull out when I need some inspiration =)
Here is the card I created using the above sketch:


Deets:

Stamp: Sprout
DP: BG Lemonade
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E99,E59,RV23,R20,G14) Spicas (pink, melon, gold, clear).
Embellishments: Kaiser pearl, Prima flower, misc. shaped rhinestone butterflies, crystal Stickles.

Thanks for swinging by! =) Have a wonderful week!

16 of 365

Today is January 16th and shockingly enough here is my 16th card! I'm doing my best to keep on track with the 365 cards in 365 days...some days are definitely more creative, productive days than others! =)


Deets:

Stamp: Dandelion Bunches
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: Pebbles Inc., Bazzill cardstock
Embellies: Prima flowers, misc. mini brads.

Friday Sketchers

The sketch this week for Fridays Sketchers looks like this:


So I decided to make an anniversary card using that sketch...I have lots of friends with anniversaries just around the corner, so I thought I'd try to get a head start on them =)



Deets:

Stamp: KissieFace
Paper: DCWV Gliiter matstack, 3 Bugs in a Rug Coco
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E33, E37, RV11, Y21, R59, G21).
Embellies: Misc. ribbon and button, icicle Stickles, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss in pink.